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Miscellaneous Resolution 4 87027 February 19, 1987•
By: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE—Susan G. Kuhn, Chairperson
In Re: AREA AGENCY ON AGING I-B—SUPPORT OF DESIGNATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in 1974 the United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit
received the designation of the Area Agency on Aging Region 1-B from the
Michigan Commission of Services to the Aging for the purposes of planning,
advocating, and providing services to meet the needs of the elderly living
in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Washtenaw Counties;
and
WHEREAS the United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit created
an independent division, entitled Area Agency on Aging 1-B (AAA 1-B),
and designated policy making authority to a Board of Directors which included
representation from each county's Board of Commissioners and older citizens;
and
WHEREAS over the past twelve years, the AAA 1-B has served the
elderly citizenry in the six county area by developing services and advocating
to meet their needs; and
WHEREAS the United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit Board
of Directors voted to relinquish the Area Agency on Aging designation for
Region 1-B, effective September 30, 1987.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, through formal action taken on this resolution, wishes to
reaffirm its support for AAA 1-B and urges the Michigan Commission of Services
to the Aging to designate AAA 1-B as the Area Agency on Aging serving
Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Washtenaw Counties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners,
as a contributing source of partial AAA 1-B local match and program support,
requires the AAA 1-B to assure accountability for the County's funds through
fiscal and programmatic audits if requested by the County and quarterly
reports to the Health and Human Services Committee, and by Oakland County
Board of Commissioners' appointment of a commissioner and an older adult
to the AAA 1-B Board of Directors.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Health and Human Services Committee,
I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
February 19, 1987
RESOLUTION # 87027
Moved by Susan Kuhn supported by Jensen the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Price supported by Rowland the resolution be amended by adding
the following paragraph:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Health and Human Services Comwittee
along with the County Executive engage a process whereby the relationship
between the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency, as the principle provider
of elderly services in Oakland County, and AAA-1-B be further clarified by a
date not to exceed June 30th."
Moved by Gosling supported by Nelson the amendment be amended by
striking the word "princip 1,:e, so it would read "as a provider of elderly services
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment to the
amendment carried.
Vote on amendment as amended:
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment, as
aeced, carried (T'02 -i'ewas One "nay" vote)
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, Luxon, McConnell, McDonald, A. McPherson,
R. McPherson, Moffitt, Nelson, Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Rowland,
Skarritt, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Crake, •Doyon, Gosling, Hobart,
Jensen, R. Kuhn. (27)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted.
$TATE. OF M[CH4GANI
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County. of Oakland and having
seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy. of
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on February 19, 1987
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office,
and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and .
of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this 19th day of Fehrpary
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1467-)Tr: .Allen, County y Clerk/
Register of Deeds
1987